Identification device



Dec. 6, 1927. 1,652,117

' J. E. GUAY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE Filed June 5, 1926 wfmEssEs- I I JOHN 005 2V2$Zyl wa fi p ATTORNEYJS Patented Dec; 6, 1927.

f UNITED sfA' TES PATIENT. OFFICE} V ro'snrn 11.. GUAY, or wHIrnHALL, NEW YORK.

IDENT1EICATIQN DEVICE;

Application filed June 5,

T This invention relates to identification de vices, and has particular reference to an identification appliance particularly adapted foruse in connection with safety deposit boxes or the like. I r 1 The particular object of the present in-. .vention is to provide anappliance for the doors of safety deposit boxes, which in addition to identifying the boxes by number and the name of the holder, will enable the clerk in charge to tell at a'glance if the person presenting the key is'entitled to access to the box. I j

The invention furthermore aims to provide an appliance or attachment for the doors of safety deposit boxes which is so constructed as to facilitate the reading of the number of the box and the name of the holder by virtue of the fact that the number and name-bearing surfaces of the boxes appreciably of vision, are disposed at a suitable inclination for the purpose.

The invention furthermore comprehends anidentification and indicia-bearing appliance for the doors of safety deposit boxes which exposesto view the number while normally concealing the name ofthe holder,

but upon ready manipulation by the clerk allows forthe'reading of the name of'the holder.

More specifically,-the invention compre hends an identlficationappliance of the With the above recited and other objects 7 in view, reference is had to the following specification and accompanying drawings in which there is exhibited one example or embodiment of the invention which is in no way intended as a limitation upon the. scope of the appended claims as it is to be clearly understood that variations and modifications above and below the clerks line 1926. Serial No. 113,975.

which properly fall within the scope of said claims maybe resorted to when found ex-: pedient; I r In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the appliance'on the door of a safety deposit box;

Figure 2- is a vertical sectional "View through the appliance; w V

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the name bearing elements Figure 4 is a plan viewof the screen with a name bearing card beneath it; and Figure 5 is a similar view of a portion of the same on an enlargedscale. j V Referring tothe drawings by characters of reference, the device includes a base 10,

which is formed with a: front face 11 having 7 a transverse undercut or dove-tailed recess 12 for the reception. of a name-bearing element 13, the name-bearing elements to be interchangeably associated with the recess and to be of a. distinguishing color for the pub pose of denoting whether the rent is due, the box is under court jurisdiction as in the case of the death of the owner, vacant, or any other "similarcondition, which will readily enable the safety deposit box clerk to tell-at a glance whether the'person presenting the key is entitled to access to thejbox. In order to conceal from view the'name of the holder or renter of the box, the cover 14 is hinged at 15 tothe base and is normally urged by a spring 16 to a closed or covering relation with respect to the face 11. The cover is provided with a slot 17 filled by a screen 18 or other suitable element which will allow for the observation of the color of the card or element 13 while precluding the reading of the name thereon, and, if desired, said screen may have indicia 19 thereon constituting the identification number of the box.

As shown in the drawing, the screen'18 is formed of superimposedV-shaped elements 18 and 18 The elements are oppositely disposed with their apexes overlying one another at the longitudinalcenter of the screen. By thus constructing the screen, the openings thereof are ofdiiferent sizes and shapes and arespaced a distance apart so that only such small portions of the letters of the name on the card will be seen, see

Figs. t and .5, that the reading of the name is effectually prevented while the color of the card can be readily seen. The cover may be provided with a projecting lug or lip 20 to constitute means for swinging the same to an 0 en positionso that the clerk may readily o serve the name of the holder or renter.

In practice, for instance where the box is under court jurisdiction, as in the case of death of the owner, the card or name-bearing element 13 may be red; Where the box is vacant the name-bearing element may be white; Where the rent is due the name-bear ing element may be blue, etc., so as to enable the clerk in charge to determine at a glance Whether or not the person presenting the key is entitled to immediate access to the box. Furthermore, if the clerk has any doubt as to the authenticity of the person presenting the key,he may check him by asking the name and comparing the same with the name on the na1ne-bcaring card 13, by swinging the cover to open position.

From the foregoing it will thus be seen that a combined safety deposit box number, name plate andinformation-giving appliance has been devised which will serve to save time andincrease the general elliciency in the conduct of the safety deposit business.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a member carried bythedoor of a safety deposit box, having means for interchange ably supporting nan'iebearing cards of distinguishing colors, and a foraminous 1nem ber overlying the card, said member having spaced apart andidiagoinilly disposed openings whereby the name is obscured and can not be read while the colorof the card can be clearly seen.

2. An identification appliance for the doors of safety deposit boxes or the like, comprising a basehaving means on its front face for the interchangeable"reception of name-bearing cards of distinguishing colors and a cover maintained in normal closed relation theretdj having a slot alined With the card and a foraminous element in said slot having openings diagonally dis osed and spaced apart whereby to permit 0 servation of the color of the name-bearing card While preventingthe complete reading of the name thereon.

3. An identification appliance for the doors of safety deposit boxes or the like, comprising aibase having a recess in its front face for the interchangeable reception of name-bearing cards of distinguishingvcolors and a cover maintained in normalclosed relation to the face of the base having a slot alining with the recess, and a foraminous element coveringthe slot andbearing the number of the box, the openings of the element being of varying sizes and shapes and spaced from each other, whereby observation of the color of the name-bearin card is permitted, and complete reading 0 the name thereon prevented.

4. An identification appliance for the doors of safety deposit boxes or the like, comprising a base having a recess in its front face for the interchangeable reception of name-bearing cards of distinguishing colors and a cover maintained in normal closed re lation to the face of the case, having a slot ahmng wlth the recess, and a foramlnous element covering the slot and bearing the number of the box, the openings of the element being of varying sizes and shapes and spaced a distance apart, whereby theobservation of the color of the name-bearing card is permittedand the complete reading of the name thereon prevented, the front face of the base and the cover being disposed at an inclination to facilitate the reading of the JOSEPH E; GUAY.

number and name. 

